Law Wan-tung, the former employer who abused Indonesian domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, has been ordered to pay nearly HK$810,000 by the District Court.

Law, 45, is serving a six-year jail term after being found guilty in 2015 of assaulting Erwiana and two other domestic workers. On Thursday, the court handed down the judgment after Erwiana sought HK$809,430 in compensation for injuries caused by Law.

Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. File Photo: Erwiana, via Facebook.

Law was not represented by a lawyer. During the hearing, Law questioned whether Erwiana exaggerated her injuries. She said in defence that the injuries on Erwiana were not caused by her.

Erwiana told the court that she still needs to attend counseling sessions as she continues to be troubled by the memories of torture. Her lawyer said that she has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

Erwiana suffers from chronic headache and eye pain, as well as emotional issues and low self-confidence, the court heard.

Handing down the judgment on Thursday, judge Winnie Tsui said Law was not only trying to inflict pain on Erwiana, but she also intended to make her employee lose all sense of dignity so that Erwiana would become obedient, local media HK01 reported.

In 2015, Law was convicted of 18 charges, including assault and criminal intimidation. She was fined HK$15,000 in addition to the six-year jail sentence.

Law Wan-tung. File Photo: Apple Daily.

She later applied for legal aid to appeal the sentence, but her request was denied.

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